Sunday, March 6, sunny

Ejina Banner is the second stop, four people with the same person, the destination Jiayuguan, yesterday in the town near Bayannur stayed for one night, it is said that this is the westernmost part of Inner Mongolia, so far, Inner Mongolia from east to west walked a while, the heart began to be a little restless, I used to hear people say that China is rich in land, finally really appreciated, but also began to reflect on some things, the grassland in the east of Inner Mongolia is Inner Mongolia is fertile, but the west has so many deserts, which makes people feel shocked.

The warmer weather made me start to think about where to go next, it seems that this time the peer is destined, the afternoon before yesterday, Yang Mingjie and his wife, Ji Ou stayed in my hotel, all the way, Yang Mingjie is the kind of very friendly middle-aged man, in his forties, he felt very kind at first sight, just took a look but smiled and nodded to me, opened the room opposite me, Ji Ou's next door to Yang Mingjie.

The three of them simply washed their faces and planned to go out, Yang Mingjie asked me if I wanted to eat together, I could feel that he was sincerely inviting me, I said no, I didn't know what to eat, so I ate together, Yang Mingjie was very enthusiastic and talked a lot. To be honest, I don't know what his wife's name is until now, she has a very dignified face, as if her surname is Ye, Ji Ou calls her Sister Ye, and Yang Mingjie always calls her wife, so I have to follow and call Sister Ye. Ji Ou, a boy in his twenties, has been working in Yang Mingjie's shop, selling building materials, and all three are from Tangshan.

Coming back to drinking, Yang Mingjie was very anxious to drink, and drank a glass of liquor with more than two taels in two sips. Sister Ye is also very good at drinking, and she probably drank four glasses, Ji Ou also has the characteristics of Northeast people drinking, one sip of Brother Long, "I you at will", "Deep feelings, a mouthful" The four of them drank a total of five bottles of four-two degree liquor, in fact, I haven't drunk for a long time, and I can't resist it. It seems that the wine culture is linked to the industrial culture and can cultivate people. The first time I drank with Tangshan people, I felt some admiration.

It's almost over, I said that I will drive tomorrow, don't drink, Yang Mingjie is drunk and hazy, and his speech is still methodical, revealing open-mindedness, optimism, helping and daring to be the first character and a broad mind that accommodates the four seas, and he also answered two phone calls during the period, which seems to be a business matter. Yang Mingjie asked me how long I had been in Hoh, and I told me the truth, saying that I had no plans for the next step, Sister Ye asked me if I was married, and I told the truth, and the three of them all expressed pity, I said that it was all fate, and there was nothing to be sorry for, Sister Ye comforted me and said that everything had to look forward.

Ji Ou was also curious about what I was doing, there was nothing to hide, they were already sitting together to eat and drink, I said that there were several companies opened, Ji Ou was surprised, how could there be so much time to open a few companies. I smiled wryly and told him that he really had no intention of doing business, so he came out to relax. Yang Mingjie said that it's okay, anyway, people can't have smooth sailing, and when you feel tired, you should adjust well, enlightened me for a long time, to be honest, strangers can communicate with me from the heart, I was a little surprised, they didn't seem to treat me as a stranger, and I also felt that they were good.

After graduating from high school, Ji Ou went to Yang Mingjie's shop to help, it seems to be a relative or something, people are active, especially pay attention to current affairs, and those young people who only know how to chase stars are different, I rarely praise people I also praised him a few words, and I am also familiar with him, in his eyes, I seem to have become a very powerful person, in fact, I know myself, what's the big deal, it's nothing more than related to opportunities, and when it comes to strength, I really have to be humble.

Yang Mingjie proposed to go to Jiayuguan with them, and after thinking about it, he agreed, yesterday under the influence of cold air, it was very cold all day, about only a few degrees, fortunately, we all wore down jackets, and we didn't feel unwell. Along the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, I felt bored visually along the way, so I simply fell asleep.

More than two hours later, Yang Mingjie woke me up, it turned out to a sea, Wuliangsu Sea, only built a wooden plank road in the scenic spot to walk, there are many birds that can't be named, of course, there are speedboats, bamboo rafts and other boats can sit, a lot of reeds are unfortunately dry, it seems that the time is not right, otherwise there is really some feeling of water in Liangshan. I really wanted to shoot the sunset here, but Yang Mingjie said forget it, it was important to hurry, so I had to give up. I didn't know what to do because it was too long from noon to afternoon, so I couldn't sit here for an afternoon, so I had to go home. If you come back next time, be sure to pick the summer when the reeds grow savagely, calculate the time, and arrive before sunset.

There are several shops selling bacon in the scenic area, all of which are birds and fish in the lake. Many people eat in the scenic area, and we eat the fish of Wuliangsuhai in the yurt outside the scenic spot, which tastes good. I drove on the back route, Sister Ye and Ji Ou also fell asleep, Yang Mingjie had been smoking, chatting with me from time to time to show the way, he had walked that road before. After that, I turned to Provincial Road 312 and stayed in an unknown town when it was dark.

Ji Ou is surfing the Internet, it's still the same as yesterday, Ji Ou and I live in the same room, I'm so tired, I'll stay in Ejina Banner tomorrow for a day......

Jenny didn't know a lot of place names, and she looked a little big, put down her diary and thought about it, only to find that the coffee was almost cold, and took a deep sip and continued to look at it, interested or concerned about new or unknown things, or because she wanted to know where Ryuichi had gone and what he had done.

Monday, March 7, cloudy

It's still a little cool to get up early, walk along the street to the poplar forest, and start walking to a certain street, basically don't need a map to know how to go, because the shops along the street are all kinds of snack bars, the brands are all unified orange and yellow base, we guess it is for the color of the poplar, this street is also prepared for the poplar forest festival, the four of them chatted while eating, striding meteors, and in a blink of an eye, the poplar forest is close at hand, just like people say thousands of years of waiting.

Poplar trees have amazing ability to resist drought, wind and sand, and salt and alkali, and can survive and reproduce in the desert tenaciously, so it is praised as the "desert hero tree". People praise the great vitality of Populus euphratica as "three thousand years", that is, living for a thousand years without dying, after death for a thousand years, and after a thousand years of immortality.

The closer you get to the poplar forest, the worse the traffic jam becomes, and the more I feel that walking is too wise! There is a river when you enter, but you can't distinguish the boundary between one river and two rivers, and it's still the same plank path as Juyan Haiheicheng, and after walking for a short time, you encounter a group of camels. The camels in the poplar forest and the camels in the desert feel different, the morning sun, the poplar, the camels under the trees are leisurely and comfortable, and they are a scene of their own!

Erdao River, there is a very wide river, one side of the water is full of poplars, the leaves of the poplar forest are reflected in the water, tasteless and grotesque, maybe the golden poplar forest in autumn, we missed it again, over the sand dunes, towards the depths of the woods......

The best view was in the depths, and we went over the mountains to a place where there was a very fine sand dune with a tall poplar tree. I don't know if it's because of the geographical location of Ejina, the sky can see both the sun and the moon, the blue sky, the faint moon, the thick sun, near the ground is a stretch of golden sand dunes, at the end of the dunes is a stretch of ancient poplar forest, the color between heaven and earth is strong and distinct......

Saying goodbye to the sand dunes and moonlight poplars, we returned to the main road, walked along the plank in the direction of the Sandao River, and at the fork in the road, we couldn't help but wonder if the more beautiful scenery was in the distance, so we decided to take the car to the Sidao River.

Four rivers - Hero Forest. The trees in the Heroes Forest are usually tall and majestic, and it is said that many movies have come here to shoot them. We happened to meet a female tourist wearing a delicate Mongolian robe to take pictures, and also met a beautiful woman in an ancient costume wearing a red dress holding a jade flute.

When I left Sidaohe, it was close to noon, and I didn't feel hungry, but when it was time, I still had some food, ate half a sausage, a few small breads, half a pancake, drank two mouthfuls of nutrition express, and continued to set off!

At two o'clock, I finally saw the arrow and a line of blue letters on the boardwalk: Shuttle bus stop. We were instantly motivated, thinking that there would be shade in front of us, and in those two somewhat desperate hours, it was the beautiful scenery ahead that supported me to walk.

Not far from the ferry ride, I met two people who asked for directions, and asked if the four rivers were far away, and we said that it was very far, or take the car, and he asked how to go by car? We pointed to the blue letters on the ground and said, "Go that way," and the man looked at the ground with a blank face, and then looked down at us, and walked away in disbelief...... We still wonder, is this man blind? Can't read? Didn't you write this, but when I got closer, the blue words on that line were: No smoking.

Soon after arriving at Erdaohe, there is a large area of particularly yellow poplar forest, but it is surrounded by barbed wire, okay, then take pictures through the barbed wire! As I walked and photographed, I suddenly found that there was a gap in the barbed wire in front of me. Decisively go in and shoot, the scenery is really beautiful, the tree is big even if there are no leaves, it is difficult to hide the domineering, there are not many people, the time and place are favorable, when will you not shoot at this time? I stayed here for a long time, taking pictures, sitting down and resting when I was tired of shooting, the sky was still so blue, the sun was not hot or cold on my body, and there were people in the distance, but it was very quiet and quiet...... Just sit for a long time, and return your body and mind to nature completely......

When I arrived at the Seven Rivers - Dream Forest, it was already half past three, and the trees in the Dream Forest were not big, and it was really dreamy, but I always felt that there was a lack of the hardness that poplar trees should have...... I plan to go to Badaohe at night to watch the sunset, so I am not in a hurry, walk slowly and shoot slowly, and enjoy and feel slowly......

At six o'clock we arrived at the Badao River, which is the hinterland of the northern edge of the desert - Badain Jaran Desert. When I got out of the car, the first thing that shocked me was not the desert, but the road into the town outside the scenic spot, and the car that could not be seen at a glance completely blocked the road...... Good thing we came early!

This is a real desert, and as soon as you enter, you will see a row of handsome off-road vehicles, whistling by, dusty...... There are also camel riders here, and they go up the sand dunes in a row, reflecting the sunset, which is so feeling! Looking at our equipment, it was not realistic to go into the desert, and the gray was relatively large, so we gave up watching the sunset and drove back to the entrance of a river...... By the way, I also saw the beautiful sunset and the gorgeous and colorful sky after the sun set...... When leaving, I still remember the advertising slogan: 3,000 years of watch, just waiting for your arrival!

After a simple meal, I returned to the room where I lived, and Ejina was still extremely quiet at night...... Yang Mingjie's pedometer software showed that we had walked a total of 25 kilometers that day, and we couldn't believe it. And I really didn't eat much on this day, and the potential of people is really limitless.

Ji Ou went to the landlord next door to fight, wash, pack things, and on the last night of Ejinaqi, although he was very tired, it was more difficult to fall asleep than usual, and he thought a lot and wrote a lot in bed......